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19 countries to attend Arab
parliamentarians conference in Kurdistan
9.3.2008
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March 9, 2008
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq, --
Nineteen out of 22 Arab countries will take part in
the Arab parliamentarians conference to be hosted by
the city of Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region,
scheduled for March 11, under the auspices of Iraqi
President Jalal Talabani, an official said on
Saturday.
"Three countries announced they would not attend the
conference: Somalia, Comoros and Libya," Nour al-Din
Boushkog, the Secretary General of the Arab
Parliamentary Union (APU), said in a press
conference held in Erbil on Saturday.
"Libya's position regarding the Iraqi Kurdistan is
positive and a Libyan official would pay a visit to
the (autonomous) region soon," said Boushkog, adding
he was still having contacts with Libyan officials
to persuade them to participate in the conference.
Boushkog had told VOI last week that he believed
Arab presence in the conference would be at a "very
good level."
The APU secretary general, a Moroccan, had arrived
in Erbil last week to check preparations for the
coming meeting on March 11-13.
Established in June 1974 with the aim of
consolidating joint Arab action and solidarity,www.ekurd.net
the APU is an
organization representing Arab parliaments and shura
(consultative) councils.
Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdistan's capital.
VOI
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